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Pronunciation: /pleural* ˈkævəti/

pleural cavity

Definition

The space enclosed by the pleura, which is a thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior wall of the chest cavity.

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anti-CD22 immunotoxin CAT-8015

axillary lymph node dissection

breast-sparing surgery

primary renal myoepithelial carcinoma

scapula

maternal

botulinum toxin type A

caloric intake

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epothilone KOS-1584

tacrolimus

lidocaine hydrochloride

doxycycline hyclate injection

anti-c-MET monoclonal antibody HLX55

personalized polyepitope plasmid DNA breast cancer vaccine

6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatases isoform 3 inhibitor ACT-PFK-158

TGF-beta receptor 1 kinase inhibitor YL-13027

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missense variant

germline mosaicism

PCR

insertion

second-degree relative

nonsense variant

PRS

consanguinity

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